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Singapore-based AlterPacks turns food waste into food containers 04.01.2023 4:04

Food waste and food packaging take up a significant portion of the world’s landfills. AlterPacks is tackling both issues with technology that turns food waste into takeout boxes and other containers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This startup brings Southeast Asia’s vacant hospital rooms into the sharing economy 04.01.2023 7:30

Uber and Airbnb have long been the poster children for the sharing economy. In other realms of society, entrepreneurs are also trying to match demand with untapped assets and services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Startups set to go to space for the first time on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission 03.01.2023 4:02

SpaceX is poised to launch 114 payloads to orbit on a Falcon 9 tomorrow morning, the sixth mission of its smallsat rideshare program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Korean financial super app Toss closes $405M Series G as valuation rises 7% 03.01.2023 6:38

Viva Republica, an operator of South Korean finance super appÂ Toss, has finalized a $405 million Series G funding and it says it is now valued at 9.1 trillion won ( $7 billion), up from 8.5 trillion won in June 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta acquires Luxexcel, a smart eyewear company 02.01.2023 2:56

As Meta faces antitrust scrutiny over its acquisition of VR fitness developers Within, the tech giant is making another acquisition. Meta confirmed to TechCrunch that it is purchasing Luxexcel, a smart eyewear company headquartered in the Netherlands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fintech Vint hopes to turn wine and spirits into a mainstream asset class 02.01.2023 5:29

Fintech startup Vint thinks everyone should invest in wine and spirits and is hoping to facilitate such investments with the help of fresh seed funding. Fintech Vint hopes to turn wine and spirits into a mainstream asset class by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Helm.ai snags $31M to scale its ‘unsupervised’ autonomous driving software 30.12.2022 4:24

A few bright spots remain in the autonomous vehicle industry even amid macroeconomic headwinds that have nearly shut off the spigot of venture capital and led to further consolidation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bitcoin miner Argo to avoid bankruptcy with $100M deal from Galaxy Digital 30.12.2022 3:34

Galaxy plans to acquire Argo’s bitcoin mining facility Helios for $65 million and provide a $35 million loan amid the miner’s restructuring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recall.ai helps companies make the most of virtual meeting data 29.12.2022 3:57

For organizations that do a good chunk of their work through virtual meetings, simply hitting record or taking notes isn’t enough to capture everything that’s said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Y Combinator-backed Poly uses AI to generate art assets 28.12.2022 7:29

As generative AI like ChatGPT and DALL-E 2 attract investor attention, startup entrepreneurs are looking to cash in with new business models built around them. One of the more interesting ventures to emerge from the space recently is Poly, which lets designers create video game and other virtual assets, including textures for 3D models, using […]Y Combinator-backed Poly uses AI to generate art ass...

Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku raises $200M from Japan’s largest bank 28.12.2022 2:46

Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku has raised $200 million from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the largest bank in Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TechCrunch Early Stage focuses on fledgling founders 27.12.2022 4:00

Whether you’re singing “Take This Job and Shove It” while workin’ “9 to 5”Â or you’re a fledgling startup founder, TechCrunch Early Stage 2023 is the bootstrapping bootcamp designed just for you. The daylong founder-focused summit — on April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts — covers the essential building blocks you need to build a solid foundation […]TechCrunch Early Stage focuses on fledgling founder...

Indian fintech Money View valued at $900 million in new funding 27.12.2022 3:50

Indian fintech Money View said on Monday it has raised $75 million in a new funding round, its second this year, despite the market slump as it looks to scale its core credit business and build more products in the South Asian market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vianova builds a location data platform for shared mobility companies and cities 26.12.2022 3:45

Meet Vianova, a French startup that is building a data platform for shared mobility companies as well as local governments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reliance buys 23.3% stake in US-based AI firm Exyn 23.12.2022 3:58

Reliance has backed Philadelphia-based AI and robotics startup Exyn, the Indian conglomerate disclosed in a stock exchange filing on Thursday, making further inroads in startups globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gynger launches out of stealth to loan companies cash for software 23.12.2022 6:27

Software spend is becoming a prime target for cuts as it grows into a larger line item in enterprises’ budgets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Park creators’ deepfake video startup Deep Voodoo conjures $20M in new funding 22.12.2022 3:12

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park and various other media over the years, have raised $20 million to continue work on their professional deepfake studio for creators, Deep Voodoo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ImagenAI, which uses AI to personalize photo editing styles, lands $30M 22.12.2022 6:09

ImagenAI, a startup using AI to help professional photographers edit photos and automate post-production work, today announced that it raised $30 million in an all-equity growth investment from Summit Partners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Early-stage Mexico fintech Aviva is making loans as easy as a video call 21.12.2022 4:15

Aviva uses AI and natural language processing to match customers’ spoken words with fields of a loan application. Within minutes, customers can qualify for up to $1,000.Early-stage Mexico fintech Aviva is making loans as easy as a video call by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Revel raises $7.8M to become the Instagram and Robinhood of NFT platforms 21.12.2022 5:15

Social collectibles platform Revel describes itself as 'a cross between Instagram and Robinhood, wrapped in social game economics.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Salon software Mangomint raises $13M as it booms in post-COVID labor shortage 20.12.2022 4:37

Ever needed to read your credit card information on the phone to make a massage appointment? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Solo GP Nichole Wischoff raises $20M fund backed by Peter Thiel to invest in ‘unsexy businesses’ 20.12.2022 4:39

Wischoff Ventures closed a second fund of $20 million that will be 'leaning in heavily on B2B.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dropbox buys form management platform FormSwift for $95M in cash 19.12.2022 4:45

Dropbox today announced that it’s acquired FormSwift, a cloud-based platform designed to help businesses build, edit, approve, share and print custom personalized and documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Protect AI lands a $13.5M investment to harden AI projects from attack 19.12.2022 7:18

Seeking to bring greater security to AI systems, Protect AI today raised $13.5 million in a seed-funding round co-led by Acrew Capital and Boldstart Ventures with participation from Knollwood Capital, Pelion Ventures and Aviso Ventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Bling, the fintech startup revolution spreads even to pocket money 16.12.2022 4:32

Today, banks and fintech startups tend not to provide productsÂ dedicated to families, specifically, and this has appeared as something of a gap in the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices